ABA To Vote Tomorrow On 75% Bar Passage Accreditation Standard

The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar will vote tomorrow on the proposed change to Accreditation Standard 316 to require that 75% of a law school's graduates pass the bar within two years:

Standard 316 
  1. Resolution 105
  2. Standard 316 Memorandum
  3. Standard 316 FAQ's
  4. ABA Diversity Groups Letter
  5. Dean Pierre Letter
  6. SALT Letter
  7. CLEA Letter
  8. Video of HOD Debate
  9. MSBA YLS Letter
  10. CLEA SALT Memo
  11. Memo from ABA Entities, CLEA, SALT, HBCU Deans, HNBA
  12. Legal Writing Institute Statement
  13. W. Patton Letter
  14. Elon Law Letter

Bar Pass Data
1. 2016 Ultimate Bar Pass Data
2. 2018 1st Time Pass Rate

Prior TaxProf Blog posts:

• 88.6% Of The Class Of 2016 Passed The Bar Within 2 Years Of Graduation (Apr. 20, 2019)
• ABA Delays Decision On Tougher Bar Passage Accreditation Standard (Feb. 23, 2019)
• ABA House Of Delegates Again Rejects 75% Bar Passage Within 2 Years Accreditation Standard, 79% to 21% (Jan. 29, 2019)
• Should The ABA Tighten Bar Passage Standards For Law Schools? (Jan. 27, 2019)
• Eighteen Law Schools Would Fail ABA's Proposed 75% Bar Passage Within 2 Years Accreditation Standard (Jan. 26, 2019)
• ABA To Again Consider 75% Within 2 Years Bar Passage Accreditation Standard Opposed By Diversity Advocates, Some California Law Schools (Jan. 24, 2019)
• Law Schools, Standards, And The Bar Passage Rate (Jan. 15, 2019)
• WSJ: Do Enough Law Graduates Pass The Bar Exam? (Jan. 14, 2019)
• California Bar Should Lower Cut Score To Benefit Students Of Color (Jan. 13, 2019)
• Bar Pass Rate Bonanza: The 'Ultimate' Law School Rankings (Mar. 30, 2018)
• State-By-State Comparison Of Bar Pass Rates (Mar. 29, 2018)
• Bar Pass Data Palooza (Mar. 28, 2018)
• 90% Of Students Pass The Bar Within 2 Years Of Graduation, But 10% Of Law Schools Have Fail Rates > 25% (Mar. 23, 2018)